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RRRick said:
Ryan said:
Shawn Ryu said:
BWI Airport?
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Correct. Didn't realize until after I posted that the MARC train really narrows it down.
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Is that MARC train loading passengers using a bridge plate at the far end of the platform ?The passengers appear to be lining up that way.
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Yeah, I was incorrect in that it isn't stopping. That does look unusual to me to be loading that way, but it that standard practice here? I assume that the middle track is generally used for Acelas that don't stop.
 
Ryan said:
Shawn Ryu said:
BWI Airport?
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Correct. Didn't realize until after I posted that the MARC train really narrows it down.
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Kinda looked like NJ Transit. They also have bilevel trains but not sure if its the same type as the ones MARC uses. They do still look similar from the back.

RampWidget said:
Appears that way to me. If so, maybe catenary problems?
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Maybe track work not too far ahead or behind.

Not too many NER station pics here, maybe they are too obvious (caternary, high platforms etc...features not seen in any other parts of the system).

ANYWAYS

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Should be easy
 
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Yes, MARC stops at BWI (along with all of the other Amtrak stations in their service area, WAS, NCR, BAL, ABE, RKV, MRB).

Yes, they're loading on Track 2, which is highly unusual. Either track work or a disabled train on one of the outer tracks causes that to happen.

I can't believe that I never took any pictures of them, but when they were doing the tie replacement project on track 1 last summer, they built semi permanent, high level bridges over the tracks at several doors to speed loading/unloading.
 
Metro-North and the Long Island Railroad's whose MU Cars (and also the LIRR's diesel fleet) can only stop at high-level platforms and bridge plates (as they call them) are used all the time when a track is taken out of service. I have seen just one in use when there is a temporary outage with one door opening (and one is stored on almost every platform) to one set up to line-up with almost every door for long-term projects. They are metal and have railings. I know they are presently in use at Bridgeport, CT for the catenary replacement project going on there and I guess the Amtrak trains that stop there must be using them too.

Edit: The main reason I posted was for my guess. It is San Diego-Old Town, CA
 
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Shanghai said:
I'm surprized that Johnny didn't get this one!!

How about Laguna Niguel - Mission Viejo, California??
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I actually did see this right as it was posted. But I've never detrained or entrained at this station. Are you sure that's it? Now looking at it more closely, the "Track 2" sign is in the Metrolink font, so I'll give it to you. Nice!
 
Both are wrong. Hint one It's a intermodel station serving amtrak and greyhound and is unstaffed no QT machine either.
 
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